scriptorium

A noun referring to a room in a monastery set aside for the writing or copying of manuscripts.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una sala, especialmente en un monasterio, destinada a la escritura o copia de manuscritos.

1. Monastic writing room C1 formal

   A dedicated room in a monastery or medieval religious house where monks copied, wrote, or illuminated manuscripts by hand.

   • The monks spent long hours in the scriptorium copying ancient texts.
   • Illuminated manuscripts were carefully produced in the scriptorium.
   • The scriptorium was a quiet, well-lit room essential for preserving knowledge.

   🇪🇸Scriptorio (sala monástica de copia)

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